Black Hat Butte - Softcover

Nesbitt, John D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 084395079X ISBN 13: 9780843950793

Publisher: Leisure Books, 2003

Synopsis

When a fellow ranch hand is murdered, Braden finds himself immersed in a world of trouble when he decides to make the dangerous rancher responsible for his friend's death pay for his sins, no matter what the cost. Original.

About this title

About the Author

John D. Nesbitt lives in the plains country of Wyoming, where he teaches English and Spanish at Eastern Wyoming College. His articles, reviews, fiction, and poetry have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies. He has had more than thirty books published, including short story collections, contemporary novels, and traditional westerns, as well as textbooks for his courses. John has won many awards for his work, including two awards from the Wyoming State Historical Society (for fiction), two awards from Wyoming Writers for encouragement of other writers and service to the organization, two Wyoming Arts Council literary fellowships (one for fiction, one for non- fiction), a Will Rogers Medallion Award for Dark Prairie (a frontier mystery) and another for Thorns on the Rose (a poetry collection), a Western Writers of America Spur finalist award for his novel Raven Springs, and the Spur award itself for his short story “At the End of the Orchard” and for his novels Trouble at the Redstone and Stranger in Thunder Basin. His recent work includes Poacher’s Moon, a contemporary novel; Blue Horse Mesa, a collection of western stories; and Field Work, a retro-noir fiction collection.

Review

"Nesbitt demonstrates himself a skilled wrangler of detail and character."
-- Publishers Weekly (Publisher's Weekly )

Edition details

• Publisher: Leisure Books
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 084395079X
• ISBN 13: 9780843950793
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 256